U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Registered Nurse - Acute Care
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provided pay range This range is provided by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base pay range $86,421.00/yr - $159,605.00/yr
Summary VA Puget Sound Healthcare System is a Level 1a major interdisciplinary teaching healthcare system with two divisions and multiple community-based outpatient clinics (CBOC). It is considered the most complex VA healthcare system nationwide. VAPSHCS has Emergency services and a full complement of specialty medical - surgical - psychiatric - critical care - and rehabilitation service-lines.
Qualifications
English Language Proficiency
In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) - no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English
Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program
Upon achievement of a State license - the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program
(Reference VA Handbook 5005 - Appendix G6)
In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing - possession of a current - full - active - and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program
Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD)
Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State - Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. - Puerto Rico) of the United States - or the District of Columbia
Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements - but do not possess the required licensure - may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.) NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification
Grade Determinations: Scope – Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates - and if appropriate - the level within a grade
Dimension requirements (Practice – Veteran/Patient Driven Care – Leadership – Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12856486
Grade/Level Scope Education Nurse I – Level I: Delivers fundamental – knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical competencies; requires an Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing – no additional professional nursing required.
Grade/Level Scope Education Nurse II – Level II: Demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts; requires an ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 1 year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I – Level I, or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional professional nursing experience required.
Grade/Level Scope Education Nurse III – Level III: Demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning; requires an ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 2 years of professional nursing experience (one year equivalent to Nurse I – Level II), or a BSN and 1 year of professional nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I – Level II, or a Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) and no additional professional nursing experience, or a Master’s degree in a related field with a BSN and no additional professional nursing experience.
Grade/Level Scope Education Nurse IV – Level IV: Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care; requires a BSN with 2 years of professional nursing equivalent to Nurse I – Level III, or an MSN with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I – Level III, or a Master’s degree in a related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I – Level III, or a Doctoral degree in Nursing with no professional nursing experience, or a Doctoral degree in a related field with a BSN and no professional nursing experience.
Grade/Level Scope Education Nurse V – Level V: Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience and creative approaches to management of complex client care beyond the immediate practice setting; requires an MSN and 2 years of specialized nursing experience (one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III), or a Master’s degree in a related field with BSN and two years of specialized nursing experience (one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III), or a Doctoral degree in Nursing with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III, or a Doctoral degree in a related field with BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III.
*Note: Foreign education programs/degrees are not creditable as related degrees
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard – please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
Physical Requirements: Heavy lifting — 45 pounds and over; straight pulling (6 hours); pushing (2 hours); reaching above shoulder; use of fingers; both hands required; walking (6 hours); standing (2 hours); repeated bending (6 hours) – Visual Acuity 20/30 corrected.
Duties
Duties include but are not limited to: 6 West is a 30 bed inpatient unit that provides medical care and specializes in cardiac and neurology care.
Responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care.
Delivers safe care to assigned patients – while developing technical competencies.
Responsible for maintaining competencies and required job duties such as reading email – attending in‑services – and actively participating in staff meetings.
Completes mandatory trainings including but not limited to Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior (PMDB) – Safe Patient Handling (SPH) – Basic Life Support (BLS) – NIHSS – and RALS.
Safely and effectively uses patient care equipment.
Correctly and safely performs nursing procedures.
Recognizes overt abnormal signs and symptoms and/or changes in patients' condition and responds appropriately.
Implements physician's/provider's orders in a timely and complete manner.
Implements nursing interventions/orders in a timely and complete manner.
Requests assistance from co‑workers when needed.
Knows when to ask for help.
Formulates a plan of care based on nursing assessments – using the nursing process – based on the ANA Standards of Nursing.
Completes initial assessment of patient condition and response to treatment and initiates follow‑up as needed.
Includes the patient and family/significant other in developing the initial plan of care and establishing goals.
Updates plan of care with assistance as needed.
Assesses patient's learning needs – learning preference and readiness to lease Preferred Specialized Experience: Prefer one year Med‑Surg experience.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary – regular salary increases – potential for performance awards.
Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave – 13 days of sick leave – 11 paid Federal holidays per year).
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long‑term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory.
Work Schedule: 7:30pm–8:00am and 11:30pm–8:00am (Holidays and every other weekend) – NOT day shift.
Compressed/Flexible: Authorized Telework – Not Available; Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
Seniority level
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Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provided pay range This range is provided by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
Base pay range $86,421.00/yr - $159,605.00/yr
Summary VA Puget Sound Healthcare System is a Level 1a major interdisciplinary teaching healthcare system with two divisions and multiple community-based outpatient clinics (CBOC). It is considered the most complex VA healthcare system nationwide. VAPSHCS has Emergency services and a full complement of specialty medical - surgical - psychiatric - critical care - and rehabilitation service-lines.
Qualifications
English Language Proficiency
In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) - no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English
Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Individuals attending a master's level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor's level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program
Upon achievement of a State license - the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program
(Reference VA Handbook 5005 - Appendix G6)
In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing - possession of a current - full - active - and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program
Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD)
Current - full - active - and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State - Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. - Puerto Rico) of the United States - or the District of Columbia
Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements - but do not possess the required licensure - may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.) NOTE: Grandfathering Provision - All persons currently employed in VHA in 0610 series and performing the duties as described in the qualification standard on the effective date of the standard (1/29/2024) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the grade held including positive education and licensure/certification
Grade Determinations: Scope – Education and Dimension criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates - and if appropriate - the level within a grade
Dimension requirements (Practice – Veteran/Patient Driven Care – Leadership – Professional Development and Evidence-Based Practice/Research) are detailed for each grade and level within the online assessment: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12856486
Grade/Level Scope Education Nurse I – Level I: Delivers fundamental – knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical competencies; requires an Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing – no additional professional nursing required.
Grade/Level Scope Education Nurse II – Level II: Demonstrates integration of biopsychosocial concepts; requires an ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 1 year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I – Level I, or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional professional nursing experience required.
Grade/Level Scope Education Nurse III – Level III: Demonstrates proficiency in practice based on conscious and deliberate planning; requires an ADN or Diploma in Nursing AND 2 years of professional nursing experience (one year equivalent to Nurse I – Level II), or a BSN and 1 year of professional nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I – Level II, or a Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) and no additional professional nursing experience, or a Master’s degree in a related field with a BSN and no additional professional nursing experience.
Grade/Level Scope Education Nurse IV – Level IV: Demonstrates leadership in delivering and improving holistic care; requires a BSN with 2 years of professional nursing equivalent to Nurse I – Level III, or an MSN with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I – Level III, or a Master’s degree in a related field with a BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse I – Level III, or a Doctoral degree in Nursing with no professional nursing experience, or a Doctoral degree in a related field with a BSN and no professional nursing experience.
Grade/Level Scope Education Nurse V – Level V: Executes position responsibilities that demonstrate leadership, experience and creative approaches to management of complex client care beyond the immediate practice setting; requires an MSN and 2 years of specialized nursing experience (one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III), or a Master’s degree in a related field with BSN and two years of specialized nursing experience (one of which is equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III), or a Doctoral degree in Nursing with one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III, or a Doctoral degree in a related field with BSN and one year of specialized nursing experience equivalent to Nurse II and meets all dimension requirements for Nurse III.
*Note: Foreign education programs/degrees are not creditable as related degrees
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard – please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
Physical Requirements: Heavy lifting — 45 pounds and over; straight pulling (6 hours); pushing (2 hours); reaching above shoulder; use of fingers; both hands required; walking (6 hours); standing (2 hours); repeated bending (6 hours) – Visual Acuity 20/30 corrected.
Duties
Duties include but are not limited to: 6 West is a 30 bed inpatient unit that provides medical care and specializes in cardiac and neurology care.
Responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimal care.
Delivers safe care to assigned patients – while developing technical competencies.
Responsible for maintaining competencies and required job duties such as reading email – attending in‑services – and actively participating in staff meetings.
Completes mandatory trainings including but not limited to Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior (PMDB) – Safe Patient Handling (SPH) – Basic Life Support (BLS) – NIHSS – and RALS.
Safely and effectively uses patient care equipment.
Correctly and safely performs nursing procedures.
Recognizes overt abnormal signs and symptoms and/or changes in patients' condition and responds appropriately.
Implements physician's/provider's orders in a timely and complete manner.
Implements nursing interventions/orders in a timely and complete manner.
Requests assistance from co‑workers when needed.
Knows when to ask for help.
Formulates a plan of care based on nursing assessments – using the nursing process – based on the ANA Standards of Nursing.
Completes initial assessment of patient condition and response to treatment and initiates follow‑up as needed.
Includes the patient and family/significant other in developing the initial plan of care and establishing goals.
Updates plan of care with assistance as needed.
Assesses patient's learning needs – learning preference and readiness to lease Preferred Specialized Experience: Prefer one year Med‑Surg experience.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary – regular salary increases – potential for performance awards.
Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave – 13 days of sick leave – 11 paid Federal holidays per year).
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long‑term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory.
Work Schedule: 7:30pm–8:00am and 11:30pm–8:00am (Holidays and every other weekend) – NOT day shift.
Compressed/Flexible: Authorized Telework – Not Available; Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Government Administration
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